Development_Mood Box: My inspiration comes from the scene of blowing out birthday candles and making wishes. After making a wish, people blow out the candles, which helps us shift our attention and let go of inner anxiety. I hope to create a sense of ritual for people, analogous to this scene, where they can use matches to express their inner troubles and anxieties and then blow them out, symbolizing letting go of negative emotions. I aim to provide a psychological way to cope with time anxiety. Additionally, different colors of matches represent different moods. People can choose candles based on their emotions, and they can also be used in conjunction with an Aroma Clock
Development_Aroma Clock: Aroma clock brings calmness and relaxation through scent, with its biggest highlight being the blurring of time. Consisting of two parts, the backflow incense cone and the time container, the aroma clock represents time through the dissipation of smoke, allowing people to focus more on their present feelings rather than the tense passage of time. This innovative way of displaying time, combined with the traditional Chinese incense therapy formula, not only relieves stress but also inherits traditional culture.
The lid is made of pottery clay, and the transparent jar is a storage jar I bought from the supermarket. Then, I started thinking about whether the container could have decorations in the middle. When the user starts to use the product, they can see that as the smoke increases, the Chinese dragon in the middle gradually disappears into the mist, which can also visually assist the user in judging the passage of time.
Caring colour poster: Looking at time as a healer is a mindfulness concept because, at the core, it allows you to find your strength and light on your own, embracing the passage of time. Coloring in picture books and illustrations has been proven to help alleviate anxiety and stress among all ages. All you need is yourself, a pack of crayons, and some time to enjoy the process. For our care package, I would like to create a color in a poster that aids with mindfulness and promotes self-care, all the while giving the user a relaxing experience of coloring and drawing.
Nap jacket: In many industries, overtime has become the norm, and employees often need to work overtime at night or on weekends to complete work tasks. Not only do these long hours take up personal time off, but they can also lead to long-term fatigue and health problems. Whether students are facing test and assignment deadlines or professionals are facing deadlines for project delivery, the pressure of deadlines can lead to anxiety, insomnia, and even overwork.
In the process of designing a versatile resting jacket, I actively integrated perspectives and knowledge from different professional backgrounds. Working closely with team members, we discussed the latest advances in fabric technology, ergonomics, mental health needs and more. This cross-disciplinary exchange promotes the collision of creative thinking, helps us identify and solve key challenges in design, and ultimately creates solutions that are both practical and innovative, meeting the needs of modern professionals seeking rest and relaxation during intense work. During the design process, in order to alleviate modern people's feelings about time pressure, we investigated some papers by psychologists to understand the impact of time pressure on people's mental and physical health, and explored how to alleviate these effects through design. We discussed how color, material, and design form influence one’s mood and perception of time, thereby creating a jacket that not only functionally but also psychologically helps users better manage time pressure. This interdisciplinary collaboration not only enriches the design concept of the jacket but also makes it a practical tool to help people find relaxation and balance in a stressful work life.
